Hame-fastener.



PATBNTED JULY 11, 1905.

E. G. BENNETT. HAME FASTENER.

APPLICATION FILED APR. Z4, 1905.

UNITED STaTEs Patented July 1 1, 1905.

PATENT EEicE.

EMMETT G. BENNETT, OE CHATTANOOGA, TENNESSEE, ASSIGNOR TO VILLIAM M.PRINCE, OF CHATTANOOGA, TENNESSEE.

HANlE-FASTENER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of I etters Patent No. 794,336, dated July11, 1905.

Application filed April 24, 1905. Serial No. 257,159.

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Be it known that l, EMMETT G. BENNETT, a citizen of the United States,residing at Chattanooga, in the county of Hamilton and State ofTennessee, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inllame-Fasteners; and l do hereby declare that the following is a full,clear, and exact description of the same,.refe1ence being had to theannexed drawings, .makinga part of this specification, and tothe lettersof reference marked thereon.

The present invention has reference to that class of haine-fastenerscomprising two slidable and adjustable plates each provided with meansat'their outer ends for engaging the hame thereto and a spring-actuateddevice for .holding the plates in their adjusted. position, said devicecarried by one of the plates adapted to engage perforations in the otherplate to hold the two plates stationary.

The construction above described is embodied in my former patent ofAugust 19, 1902, N o. 707,497, and the present invention is designed asan improvement thereon whereby the spring-actuated device is renderedmore effective and the general construction of the haine-fastenermaterially improved.

The invention consists in a hame-fastener constructed substantially asshown in the drawings and hereinafter described and claimed.

Figure l of the drawings is a perspective view of the llame-fastenerembodying my invention; Fig. 2, a detail perspective view of the innerplate to which the spring-actu-` ated dog is connected; F ig. 3, asectional elevation in detail of the inner and outer plates, thespring-actuated dog, and means for engaging it with the spring.

ln the accompanying drawings, A represents the outer plate, and B theinner plate, comprising the fastener, each plate at its end having asuitable hook or other fastening meansCD,respectively,withwhichthehamesmay be engaged. The plate A is formed double to present sidewalls a, thelower edges j which telescopes the outer plate, instead of being madesolid is fornied double to present side walls d, similar to the outerplate of the fastener. In forming the plate B double instead of onesolid piece of metal the plate is rendered much lighter with an equalamount of strength and provides a more serviceable and neater-appearinghaine-fastener.

The plate l) has an elongatedopening c, through which projects the endof a suitable dog E, the projecting end of said dog engaging one of theperforations c, which holds the two plates in their adjusted positionwith relation to each other to lengthen or shorten the llame-fastener,as circumstances require. The dog E has a bifurcated body f and athumb-piece or other similar means by which it may be convenientlyoperated, as indicated at g, and the dog is pivotally connected to theplate B by a pivot-pin L 0r by any other preferred means found mostdesirable. The bifurcated body f of the dog E forms a seat for one endof a coiled spring F, the other end of said spring engaging with a guide'L' upon the end of a tongue G, said guide extending at substantially aright angle to the tongue, as shown in Fig. 3 of the drawings. Thebifurcated seatj' of the dog E and the guide i upon the end of thetongue G provides an effective means for holding the spring in positionand enables it to successfully operate in actuating the dog E, thetongue being made in tegral with the plate B and bent down to close thespace between the side walls d to hold the side walls separated. andprevent frictional. contact with the bifurcated body of the dog.

In describing the several details of construction of the haine-fastenerit is evident that the invention is subject to many modifications andchanges without departing from the essential features thereof and suchas would come within ordinary mechanical judgment.

Having now fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desireto secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A hame-fastener comprising two telescopic plates provided with meansat their ends for engaging the llames, one of said plates having aplurality of perforations and' thereto, said dog extending up through anopening in the plate and adapted to engage with the perforations in theouter plate, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

3. A haine-fastener comprising two telescopic plates with suitable meansat their outer ends for attaching the hames thereto and havingperforations and an opening respectively, the inner one of said plateshaving a double wall, a tongue integral therewith extending down betweenthe walls and terminating in an inwardly-extending guide, a suitable dogpivotally connected to the inner plate and having a bifurcated body, anda coiled spring seated in the bifurcation and engaging the guide of thetongue, substantially as and for the purpose described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

EMMETT G. BENNETT. Witnesses M. E. RossIGNoL, T. J. PAmusr-I.

